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ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Carson McCusker hit a two-run double in the first inning to give St. Paul the early lead.  A sacrifice fly made it 3-0 after two.  It stayed there until the fifth, when Nick Yorke got Indianapolis on the board with a two-run single.  Mike Ford singled home a run in the seventh to make it 4-2, but Indianapolis responded with a pinch-hit home run by Nick Solak in the eighth to cut the lead to one again.  Ryan Fitzgerald doubled home a run in the bottom of the eighth, however, and this time Indianapolis had no answer.  They did get the tying run up to bat with one out in the ninth, but their last two men went out.

Batters:  Royce Lewis was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.  Anthony Prato was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Carson McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-5.

Pitchers:  Zebby Matthews struck out five but walked four in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs on two hits.  Kyle Bischoff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Jacob Bosiokovic pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Kody Funderburk pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Ji Hwan-Bae was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Nick Solak was 1-for-1 with a home run, his fifth.  Nick Yorke was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.

Stats:  Royce Lewis is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.096.  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .324 with an OPS of .950.  Carson McCusker is batting .316 with an OPS of 1.020.  Anthony Prato is batting .314 with an OPS of .844.  Kody Funderburk has an ERA of zero.  Zebby Matthews has an ERA of 1.93.  Anthony Misiewicz has an ERA of 2.53.  Alex Speas has an ERA of 2.84.

Record:  St. Paul is 11-13, in seventh place, 3.5 games behind Memphis.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 12, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA

Jeremy Rivas hit a three-run homer in the first to put Springfield up early.  Wichita tied it in the third on a bases-loaded walk and a two-run single by Rubel Cespedes.  An RBI single and a sacrifice fly in the fourth put Springfield back in front 5-3.  Andrew Cossetti homered in the bottom of the fourth to cut the lead to 5-4.  From there, however, it was all Springfield.  Ramon Mendoza homered in a two-run sixth, Miguel Ugueto hit a two-run homer in a four-run seventh, and Carlos Linares singled home a run in the ninth.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 3-for-5.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Andrew Cossetti was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Rubel Cespedes was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Starter Ricky Castro struck out three and walked three in three innings, giving up three runs on three hits.  That's a lot of threes.

Opponents:  Speaking of threes, Springfield had three batters who each got three hits and scored three times.  Jeremy Rivas was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth), a double, three runs, and four RBIs.  Miguel Ugueto was 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBIs.  Ramon Mendoza was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second), three runs, and three RBIs.  Carlos Linares was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Starter Brycen Mautz struck out three and walked three in three innings, giving up three runs on, unfortunately, four hits.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .315 with an OPS of 1.050.  Ricardo Olivar is batting .308 with an OPS of .806.  Aaron Sabato has an OPS of .868.  Tanner Schobel has an OPS of .803.

Record:  Wichita is 12-9, tied for second with Northwest Arkansas, two games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Danny De Andrade homered in the second to put Cedar Rapids on the board, but a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth tied it 1-1.  In the bottom of the fifth, however, Kaelen Culpepper hit a three-run homer to put Cedar Rapids in the lead to stay.  A ground out scored a run in the seventh, and Culpepper hit a two-run single in a three-run eighth that sealed the victory.

Batters:  Kevin Maitan was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and five RBIs.  Danny De Andrade was 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs.  Kyle DeBarge stole his eleventh base.

Pitchers:  Jose Olivares struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  Jeremy Lee pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Wilker Reyes struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.  Samuel Perez struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Blake Burke was 2-for-4.  Manuel Rodriguez pitched four innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out three.

Stats:  Kevin Maitan is batting .348 with an OPS of .942.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .344 with an OPS of .995.  Kyle Hess is batting .316 with an OPS of .932.  Jose Olivares has an ERA of zero.  Wilker Reyes has an ERA of 1.64.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 12-8, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 10, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 1 IN CLEARWATER

Fort Myers scored early and often, getting all ten runs in the first three innings.  Three of them came in the first, as Byron Chourio led off the game with a triple, Jose Salas followed with an RBI single, and Jay Thomason followed that with a three-run homer.  A wild pitch and a sacrifice fly brought home two in the second.  Clearwater got their lone run in the bottom of the second on a Raider Tello homer, but Fort Myers responded with five in the third.  Maddux Houghton singled home one, and later in the inning Salas hit a grand slam.  Three Fort Myers pitchers took it from there, limiting Clearwater to just four hits for the game.

Batters:  Jose Salas was 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and six RBIs.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-5.  Jay Thomason was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and two walks.

Pitchers:  Michael Carpenter struck out four in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Zander Sechrist pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out two.  Devin Kirby walked three and struck out two in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Raider Tello was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  A. J Wilson struck out three and walked one in three shutout innings.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.500.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .932.  Zander Sechrist has an ERA of 1.35.  Devin Kirby has an ERA of 1.50.  Michael Carpenter has an ERA of 3.00.

Record:  Fort Myers is 12-9, tied for first with Dunedin.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

12:05  Wichita at Frisco
4:05  St. Paul at Columbus (doubleheader)
5:05  Jupiter at Fort Myers
6:35  South Bend at Cedar Rapids

milb.com does not list any starters for these games at this writing.

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 10, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 1)

An error and a Jack Suwinski single gave Indianapolis a 2-0 lead in the first.  They then scored five more in the second on five singles, two walks, and a balk to put the game out of reach early.  They added single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth.  St. Paul had only three hits, with a Royce Lewis double the only one for more than one base.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Starter Marco Raya lasted just 1.2 innings, allowing seven runs on six hits and three walks, striking out one.  Kody Funderburk struck out two in 1.2 perfect innings.  Ryan Jensen struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Nick Solak was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and three runs.  Jack Suwinski was 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Malcolm Nunez was 2-for-4 with a run.  Bubba Chandler pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks and striking out four.

ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS 0 IN ST. PAUL (GAME 2)

Patrick Winkel homered in the second to give St. Paul a 1-0 lead.  It stayed there until the sixth, when Carson McCusker singled home a run and another scored on a wild pitch, making the score 3-0.  Indianapolis got just two hits, both singles.

Batters:  Ryan Fitzgerald was 2-for-3 with a run.  Patrick Winkel was 1-for-2 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Darren McCaughan struck out seven in five innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Anthony Misiewicz struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Nick Dombkowski struck out five in 3.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Stats:  Ryan Fitzgerald is batting .313 with an OPS of .923.  Carson McCusker has an OPS of 1.009.  Patrick Winkel has an OPS of .891.  Darren McCaughan has an ERA of zero.  Anthony Misiewicz has an ERA of 1.86.

Record:  St. Paul is 10-12, tied for seventh with Omaha, 3.5 games behind Memphis.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 2, SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 1 IN WICHITA

Kyler Fedco doubled leading off the second and scored on a pair of productive outs to put Wichita up 1-0.  Springfield put together three singles in the fifth to tie it 1-1.  In the seventh Aaron Sabato led off with a walk, went to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a pair of productive outs to make it 2-1.  Wichita pitchers made the lead stand up.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Darren Bowen pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out three.  Pierson Ohl struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Joel Cesar pitched a scoreless inning, walking one.

Opponents:  Pete Hansen pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk and striking out three.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .340 with an OPS of 1.119.  Tyler Dearden is batting .333 with an OPS of .844.  Aaron Sabato is batting .318 with an OPS of 1.009.  Rubel Cespedes has an OPS of .805.  Pierson Ohl has an ERA of zero.  Darren Bowen has an ERA of 1.50.  Joel Cesar has an ERA of 3.18.

Record:  11-8, in second place, 2.5 games behind Arkansas.

WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 1, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 0 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The game's lone run scored in the sixth inning on a double play.  Each team had four hits, with Danny De Andrade getting the only extra base hit, a double.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and four walks.  Jacob Wosinski pitched three shutout innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Opponents:  Matthew Wood was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Jadher Areinamo was 2-for-4 with a run.  Bishop Letson pitched 5.1 innings, giving up four hits and striking out four.

Stats:  Billy Amick is batting .354 with an OPS of .944.  Kevin Maitan is batting .353 with an OPS of .979.  Nate Baez is batting .351 with an OPS of .975.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto has an ERA of zero.  Jacob Wosinski has an ERA of 3.09.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-7, in second place, two games behind Quad Cities.

CLEARWATER THRESHERS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN CLEARWATER

Fort Myers scored two in the first, getting one on a sacrifice fly and another on an error, to take a 2-0 lead.  It went to 3-0 in the sixth when Jay Thomason doubled and scored on a Jefferson Valladeres single.  But Clearwater came back.  Kodey Shojinaga tripled and scored in the bottom of the sixth.  In the seventh, Eduardo Tait doubled home a run and another scored on a wild pitch to tie it 3-3.  In the ninth, Raider Tello singled home Brady Day with the deciding run.

Batters:  None.

Pitchers:  Cole Peschi struck out nine in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Liam Rocha pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up one hit and three walks.

Opponents:  Diego Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Raider Tello was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Dante Nori was 2-for-5 with a run.  Ryan Degges pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .429 with an OPS of 1.214.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .885.  Cole Peschi has an ERA of zero.

Record:  Fort Myers is 10-9, tied for second with Dunedin and Lakeland, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

1;05  Wisconsin (Tyson Hardin, 2-0, 0.00) at Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall, 1-0, 6.23)
2:07  Indianapolis (Braxton Ashcraft, 1-2, 5.06) at St. Paul (Aaron Rozek, 1-1, 4.40)
4:05  Springfield (Max Rajcic, 1-1, 5.27) at Wichita (Connor Prielipp, 0-1, 5.87)
5:30  Fort Myers (Dasan Hill, 0-0, 2.45) at Clearwater (TBD)

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INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS AT ST. PAUL SAINTS

Rained out.  Will be made up as part of a doubleheader today.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN WICHITA

Springfield just eased out to a lead, scoring one in the first on a force out, one in the second on a Chase Davis RBI single, and two in the third, one a Dakota Harris RBI single and the other on a double play.  With the score 4-0, Wichita finally got on the board in the sixth on a run-scoring double by Rubel Cespedes.  Each team would score once more, with Miguel Ugueto knocking in a run with a single in the eighth and Tanner Schobel bringing one home with a single in the ninth.  Wichita had the bases loaded with two out, but a ground out ended the game.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4 with a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Trent Baker pitched five innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on eight hits and no walks.  He struck out three.  Jarret Whorff struck out four in three innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk.  Cody Laweryson pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opponents:  Chase Davis was 3-for-5 with a double and a run.  Dakota  Harris was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Darlin Moquett was 2-for-4 with a run.  Tekoah Roby pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out two.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .348 with an OPS of 1.148.  Aaron Sabato is batting .333 with an OPS of 1.011.  Tyler Dearden is batting .333 with an OPS of .861.  Ricardo Olivar is batting .321.  Rubel Cespedes has an OPS of .829.  Tanner Schobel has an OPS of .813.  Jarret Whorff has an ERA of zero.  Trent Baker has an ERA of 3.21.

Record:  Wichita is 10-8, in second place, three games behind Arkansas.

WISCONSIN 13, CEDAR RAPIDS 5 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

It looked good early.  Nate Baez drove in two with a single and Kaelen Culpepper followed with an RBI single to make it 3-0 after two.  Wisconsin responded with a Matthew Wood grand slam in the third to take a 4-3 lead.  Danny De Andrade singled home a run in the bottom of the third, and we were tied 4-4.  It stayed there until the eighth, when run scoring singles by Yhoswar Garcia and Eduardo Garcia put Wisconsin up 6-4.  They then put the game away with a seven-run ninth.  They had a triple, a double, two singles, three walks, a hit batsman, and a balk in the inning.

Batters:  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI.  Billy Amick was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Kaelen Culpepper was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Chase Chaney struck out five in five innings but allowed four runs on five hits and a walk.  Samuel Perez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.

Opponents:   Jadher Areinamo was 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs, and an RBI.  Yhoswar Garcia was 2-for-4 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Blake Burke was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Eduardo Garcia was 2-for-5 with a walk, a run, and an RBI.  Hedbert Perez was 2-for-6 with a triple, a run, and two RBIs.  Matthew Wood was 1-for-5 with a grand slam.  Zach Peek struck out three in two perfect innings.

Stats:  Nate Baez is batting .394 with an OPS of 1.080.  Billy Amick is batting .377 with an OPS of .998.  Kaelen Culpepper is batting .333 with an OPS of .907.  Kyle DeBarge has an OPS of .848.  Caden Kendle has an OPS of .831.  Gabriel Yanez has an ERA of 3.00.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 11-6, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 5, CLEARWATER THRESHERS 3 IN CLEARWATER (10 INNINGS)

Clearwater scored in the first on a passed ball.  It stayed 1-0 until the sixth, when Yasser Mercedes drove in a run with a double.  Jay Thomason homered to give Fort Myers a 2-1 lead in the seventh, but Raider Tello singled home a run in the eighth to tie it 2-2.  Maddux Houghton delivered a pinch-hit three-run homer in the tenth to put Fort Myers in the lead to stay.  Clearwater scored one in the bottom of the tenth but did not put the tying run on base.

Batters:  Jay Thomason was 1-for-3 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk.  Maddux Houghton was 1-for-1 with a three-run homer.

Pitchers:  Jason Doktorczyk pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk and striking out two.  Jacob Kisting struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Eduardo Tait was 3-for-5 with a run.  Andrew Painter struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.  Marcus Morgan struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Jose Salas is batting .400 with an OPS of 1.200.  Poncho Ruiz is batting .316 with an OPS of .822.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .893.  Maddux Houghton has an OPS of .856.  Jason Doktorczyk has an ERA of 1.15.  Devin Kirby has an ERA of 2.00.  Kade Bragg has an ERA of 2.35.  Jacob Kisting has an ERA of 3.09.

Record:  Fort Myers is 10-8, tied for first with Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

5:00  Indianapolis (Bubba Chandler, 0-0, 1.76 and TBD) at St. Paul (Marco Raya, 0-0, 1.23 and Darren McCaughan, 0-0, 0.00)
5:30  Fort Myers (Cole Peschi, 1-0, 0.00) at Clearwater (TBD)
6:35  Wisconsin (Bishop Letson, 0-0, 2.45) at Cedar Rapids (Alejandro Hidalgo, 0-0, 6.55)
6:35  Springfield (Max Rajcic, 1-1, 5.27) at Wichita (Darren Bowen, 2-0, 1.38)

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IOWA CUBS 1, ST. PAUL SAINTS 0 IN IOWA

In a marked contrast to the last couple of games, this one was a pitchers' duel.  The lone run scored on an Owen Caissie homer in the fourth.  The Saints had five hits and a walk but stranded only three due to a double play, a caught stealing, and an out on the base.  They struck out eleven times.

Batters:  Mickey Gasper was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitchers:  Pablo Lopez pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Darren McCaughan pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks and striking out two.

Opponents:  Moises Ballesteros was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Owen Caissie was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Chris Flexen struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Stats:  Mickey Gasper is batting .500 with an OPS of 1.250.  Carson McCusker is batting .308 with an OPS of 1.073.  Ryan Fitzgerald has an OPS of .853.  Kody Funderburk and Darren McCaughan each have an ERA of zero.  Pablo Lopez has an ERA of 1.93.  That Lopez kid looks like he has potential, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the majors soon.

Record:  St. Paul is 7-10, in ninth place, 4.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 3, TULSA DRILLERS 1 IN TULSA (GAME 1)

Ricardo Olivar homered and Rubel Cespedes hit a two-run single to give Wichita a 3-0 lead in the second.  Two pitchers made the lead stand up, as the lone Tulsa run came on a Jose Ramos home run in the second.  Each team had just four hits.

Batters:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs.  Ricardo Olivar was 1-for-3 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Connor Prielipp struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.  Darren Bowen struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks.

Opponents:  Jose Ramos was 1-for-2 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  Christian Suarez pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 7, TULSA DRILLERS 0 IN TULSA (GAME 2-- 5 1/2 INNINGS)

It was scoreless until the fourth, when Ben Ross singled home a run.  Wichita broke it open in the fifth, with three walks preceding an Allan Cerda grand slam.  Kyler Fedco hit a two-run homer in the sixth before rain made it impossible to finish.  Two Wichita pitchers combined to shut out Tulsa on two hits and a walk.

Batters:  Allan Cerda was 1-for-2 with a grand slam.  Kyler Fedco was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Wichita had just five hits, but they made them count.

Pitchers:  John Klein struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Jarret Whorff pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Opponents:  None.

Stats:  Kyler Fedco is batting .364 with an OPS of 1.330.  Tanner Schobel and Rubel Cespedes each has an OPS of .808.  Klein has an ERA of 2.19.  Whorff has an ERA of zero.

Record:  Wichita is 8-7, tied for second with Springfield, three games behind Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 13, PEORIA CHIEFS 6 IN PEORIA (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

When we left this one, is was 8-3 Cedar Rapids in the fourth.  The Kernels got one more in the fifth on three walks and a sacrifice fly.  A balk got the run back for Peoria in the bottom of the fifth.  Cedar Rapids put it away with four in the seventh on a two-run homer by Kyle DeBarge and a two-run double by Gabriel Gonzalez.  Peoria added two more in the bottom of the seventh on an error and a wild pitch.

Batters:  Nate Baez was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and three RBIs.  Khadim Diaw was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Billy Amick was 2-for-3 with a walk, three runs, and an RBI.  Gabriel Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.  Kyle DeBarge was 1-for-5 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Misael Urbina was 1-for-5 with a three-run homer.

Pitchers:  Alejandro Hidalgo struck out four in three innings, but allowed three runs on three hits and a walk.  Juan Mendez and 
Samuel Perez each struck out two and gave up one hit in a scoreless inning.

Opponents:  Ian Petrutz was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, and a run.  Johnfrank Salazar was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Ryan Campos was 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and three RBIs.  Jawilme Ramirez pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, PEORIA CHIEFS 1 IN PEORIA (SCHEDULED GAME)

Cedar Rapids scored two in the second, with Danny DeAndrade doubling home one run and another scoring on a fielder's choice.  Johnfrank Salazar singled home one in the bottom of the second.  It stayed 2-1 until the sixth, when Kevin Maitan delivered an RBI double and a sacrifice fly brought home another run.  Cedar Rapids pitchers allowed only three hits in the seven-inning game.  Cedar Rapids batters also only got three hits but drew six walks.

Batters:  Kevin Maitan was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Tanner Hall pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and four walks and striking out three.  Gabriel Yanez pitched a perfect inning.  Jacob Wosinski pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opponents:  Tanner Jacobson struck out three and walked two in two shutout innings.

Stats:  Nate Baez is batting .385 with an OPS of 1.133.  Billy Amick is batting .380 with an OPS of 1.035.  Kevin Maitan is batting .333 with an OPS of 1.056.  Gabriel Gonzalez is batting .309 with an OPS of .888.  Gabriel Yanez has an ERA of zero.  Jacob Wosinski has an ERA of 2.35.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 9-5, in second place, one game behind Quad Cities.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, BRADENTON MARAUDERS 0 IN FORT MYERS

Fort Myers ambushed the Marauders, jumping to a 5-0 lead in the first inning.  Daniel Pena started the scoring with an RBI double.  The second run scored on a fielder's choice, which was followed by another RBI double, this time by Miguel Briceno.  Then came run-scoring singles by Angel Del Rosario and Yohander Martinez.

Three Fort Myers pitchers made the runs stand up, as they allowed just four hits and a walk.  Fort Myers added three more in the sixth when Jay Thomason hit a three-run homer.

Batters:  Seven different Fort Myers players had one hit.  Jay Thomason was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer (his third) and two runs.

Pitchers:  Cole Peschi struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Ivran Romero struck out two in a perfect inning.  Zander Sechrist struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Opponents:  Yordany De Los Santos was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Inmer Lobo struck out four in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Stats:  Poncho Ruiz is batting .333 with an OPS of .841.  Jay Thomason has an OPS of .994.  Daniel Pena has an OPS of .801.  Cole Peschi and Ivran Romero each has an ERA of zero.  Zander Sechrist has an ERA of 1.93.

Record:  Fort Myers is 7-7, tied for second with Dunedin and Tampa, one game behind Clearwater.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:05  Bradenton (Jonawel Valdez, 0-0, 5.68) at Fort Myers (Jakob Hall, 0-0, 12.07)
1:08  St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, 2-1, 1.80) at Iowa (TBD)
2:05  Cedar Rapids (Jose Olivares, 0-0, 0.00) at Peoria (Darlin Saladin, 0-0, 2.45)
Wichita Wind Surge--no game scheduled

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OMAHA STORM CHASERS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 3 IN ST. PAUL

Omaha scored one in the second, but Emmanuel Rodriguez hit a two-run double to put St. Paul ahead 2-1 in the third.  The lead held up until the eighth, when Omaha plated four on two walks, an error, a double, and a single.  St. Paul got one back in the ninth but did not get the tying run on base.

Batters:  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

Pitchers:  Darren McCaughan pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and two walks and striking out three.  Anthony Misiewicz pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and striking out one.  Richard Lovelady pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.  Ryan Jensen pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out one.

Opponents:  Cam Devanney was 3-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Nelson Velazquez was 2-for-4.  Harold Castro was 2-for-5.  Noah Cameron struck out seven in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.

Record:  St. Paul is 5-7, tied for eighth with Indianapolis, 5.5 games behind Columbus.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 5, MIDLAND ROCKHOUNDS 2 IN WICHITA

Brennan Milone homered in the top of the third, but Allan Cerda tripled and scored in the bottom of the third to tie it 1-1. Again a four-run inning decided things, as Wichita then scored four in the fifth to take control of the game.  Cerda doubled to lead off the inning, but he was still on second with two out.  Then came an infield single, a walk, and a wild pitch to give Wichita the lead.  Jake Rucker followed with a two-run single and Andrew Cossetti delivered an RBI double.  Midland scored one in the eighth but did not threaten to get back into the game.

Batters:  Jake Rucker was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.  Allan Cerda was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and two runs.  Kyler Fedco was 2-for-4.

Pitchers:   Darren Bowen struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Mike Paredes struck out three and walked two in three shutout innings, giving up no hits.

Opponents:  Colby Halter was 2-for-4.  Brennan Milone was 1-for-5 with a home run.  Junior Perez was 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk.  Wander Guante pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Record:  Wichita is 6-3, tied for second with Northwest Arkansas, one game behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 10, BELOIT SKY CARP 7 IN CEDAR RAPIDS

Cedar Rapids scored seven runs in the first inning.  Two singles and a walk loaded the bases, Gabriel Gonzalez hit a two-run single, a balk moved the runners up, Khadim Diaw singled home a run, an error brought another run home, Danny De Andrade had an RBI double and scored on a Misael Urbina single, a hit batsman and a Kyle DeBarge RBI single rounded out the inning.  It was 9-3 after four and stayed there through seven.  Beloit closed to 9-6 in the eighth, and each team scored one more run after that.  Beloit stranded fifteen runners and went 2-for-15 with men in scoring position.  Cedar Rapids stranded fourteen and went 5-for-19 with men in scoring position.

Batters:  Brandon Winokur was 2-for-4 with two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.  Kyle DeBarge was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Pitchers:  Starter Tanner Hall pitched three innings, allowing three runs on five hits and five walks and striking out one.  Samuel Perez pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

Opponents:  Colby Shade was 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Fenwick Trimble was 2-for-4 with two walks, a run, and an RBI.  Michael Snyder was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and a run.  Jesse Bergin struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 6-3, tied for first place with Quad Cities.

TAMPA TARPONS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 2 IN FORT MYERS

Again a big first inning decided things, but this time it went the wrong way.  Tampa scored all four of their runs in the first and made them hold up.  Parks Harber parked one, hitting a three-run homer, and Dillon Lewis followed with a solo shot.  Fort Myers scored one in the sixth and one in the ninth.  They brought the tying run up to bat with one out in the ninth, but a pair of strikeouts ended the game.

Batters:  Peyton Carr was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Starter Xavier Kolhasser struck out six in three innings, but allowed four runs on three hits and three walks.  Devin Kirby struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Zander Sechrist struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Hunter Hoopes struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opponents:  Parks Harber was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his second) and a triple.  Dillon Lewis was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Brian Sanchez was 2-for-5 with a double.  Gage Ziehl pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and no walks and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 4-5, tied for third with Dunedin and Lakeland, two games behind Clearwater.

TUESDAY'S TILTS

6:00  Wichita (Ricky Castro, 0-1, 20.25) at Tulsa (TBD)
6:05  Bradenton (TBD) at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:35  Cedar Rapids (TBD) at Peoria (TBD)
6:38  St. Paul (Zebby Matthews, 1-1, 1.80) at Iowa (TBD)

Old TBD is going to get quite a workout Tuesday.

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ST. PAUL SAINTS AT COLUMBS CLIPPERS

Rained out.  Will be made up April 29.

SPRINGFIELD CARDINALS 6, WICHITA WIND SURGE 2 IN SPRINGFIELD

Springfield scored one in the first, three in the third, and two in the fifth to build a 6-0 lead.  Wichita got both of their runs in the ninth.

Batters:  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.

Pitchers:  Starter Connor Prielipp pitched just two innings, allowing two runs on two hits and a walk, striking out three.  He threw 47 pitches.  Mike Paredes pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition:  Dakota Harris was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and two RBIs.  Leonardo Bernal was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Jeremy Rivas was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.  Tekoah Roby struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.  Edwin Nunez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.

Record:  Wichita is 0-1, tied for third with Arkansas, 1.5 games behind Northwest Arkansas.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6, WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS 4 IN WISCONSIN

Cedar Rapids trailed 1-0, led 3-1, and trailed 4-3.  It was a three-run homer by Rayne Doncon that game them the short-lived lead.  An RBI ground out tied it in the seventh.  In the eighth, the Kernels scored twice without a hit. two walks and a hit batsman loaded the bases with none out.  A wild pitch brought home the go-ahead run and a ground out scored an insurance run.

Batters:  Jaime Ferrer was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4.  Rayne Doncon was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, two walks, and two runs.

Pitchers:  Starter Alejandro Hidalgo struck out six in four innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.  Gabriel Yanez struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Paulshawn Pasqualotto struck out two and walked one in two shutout innings.

Opposition:  Eduardo Garcia was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run, and an RBI.  Yophery Rodriguez was 2-for-5.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 2-0, tied for first with Beloit.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 6, PALM BEACH CARDINALS 4 IN PALM BEACH

Angel Del Rosario hit a two-run double in a three-run second that gave Fort Myers a 3-0 lead.  They would never trail, but Palm Beach cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth.  Jose Rodriguez homered in the sixth to make it 4-2.  Fort Myers scored two more in the eighth on just one hit, benefiting from a walk, a hit batsman, and three wild pitches.  Palm Beach came back to score two in the bottom of the eighth and had men on second and third, but a lineout to first ended the inning and they went down in order in the ninth.

Batters:  Byron Chourio was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Jose Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitchers:  Dasan Hill struck out seven and walked none in four innings, giving up one run on one hit.  Ivran Romero struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing only a hit batsman.

Opposition:  Cade McGee was 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, and two runs.  Jason Savacool pitched four innings, giving up three unearned runs on three hits and one walk and striking out two.

Record:  Fort Myers is 1-1, tied for second, one game behind Tampa.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:30  Fort Myers (Michael Ross) at Palm Beach (TBD)
12:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 0-0) at Columbus (TBD)
1:05  Wichita (Trent Baker and Aaron Rozek) at Springfield (Max Rajcic and TBD)
1:10  Cedar Rapids (Tanner Hall) at Wisconsin (Chandler Welch)

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Minor Details: Games of May 12

ST. PAUL SAINTS 5, TOLEDO MUD HENS 4 IN TOLEDO

St. Paul scored four in the sixth to take a 5-1 lead.  Toledo had the tying run on base in both the eighth and ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Tony Kemp was 2-for-4 with a double.  Michael Helman was 2-for-5 with a double.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Winkel 2; Yunior Severino 2.

Stolen bases:  Matt Wallner (1); DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (10).

Pitching prowess:  Joe Gunkel pitched 3.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out two.  Ronny Henriquez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Gio Urshela was 3-for-3.

Record:  St. Paul is 16-21. in ninth place, 8.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 11, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 1 IN WICHITA

Leading 4-1, Wichita scored five in the fourth.

Multi-hit games:  Jake Rucker was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-5 with a double.  Aaron Sabato was 2-for-5 with two doubles.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Rucker 3; Alerick Soularie 2.

Stolen bases:  Soularie 2 (9); Tanner Schobel (3).

Pitching prowess:  Jarret Whorff struck out three in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  Scott Engler pitched two perfect innings, striking out one.  Regi Grace pitched a perfect inning.  John Stankiewicz pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Taylor Floyd pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Jared Solomon pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Grant Witherspoon was 1-for-3 with a home run.

Record:  Wichita is 13-19, in fifth place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 4, SOUTH BEND CUBS 2 IN SOUTH BEND

Cedar Rapids scored three in the tenth to break a 1-1 tie.  Ricardo Olivar hit a two-run triple.

Multi-hit games:  Olivar was 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and two RBIs.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Olivar 2.

Stolen bases:  Danny De Andrade (5), Olivar (1), Jay Harry (1).

Pitching prowess:  Jordan Carr pitched 3.2 scoreless innings of relief, giving up a hit and two walks and striking out two.  Jacob Wosinski pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, striking out one and walking one.  Ricardo Velez struck out four in three scoreless innings, giving up an unearned run on no hits and no walks.

Opposition standout:  Tyler Schlaffer pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 18-14, in third place, 2.5 games behind Wisconsin.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 4, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

A sacrifice fly in the ninth broke a 3-3 tie.

Multi-hit games:  Rayne Doncon was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Poncho Ruiz was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ross Dunn pitched two shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Arjun Nimmala was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.

Record:  Fort Myers is 13-20, in fifth place, nine games behind Clearwater and Lakeland.

TODAY'S TILT

11:00  FCL Twins at FCL Orioles

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ST. PAUL SAINTS 3, TOLEDO MUD HENS 1 IN TOLEDO

Yunior Severino hit a three-run homer in the fourth and it was all St. Paul would need.

Multi-hit games:  Anthony Prato was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Severino (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Severino 3.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Randy Dobnak struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up five hits and two walks.  Ryan Jensen struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and two walks.  Hobie Harris struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Mason Englert struck out four and walked one in two shutout innings.

Record:  St. Paul is 15-20, in ninth place, 7.5 games behind Omaha.

ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 5, WICHITA WIND SURGE 4 IN WICHITA (11 INNINGS)

Wichita scored two in the ninth to tie it 2-2.  Each team scored once in the tenth, but Arkansas put up two in the eleventh.  Wichita scored one and had the bases loaded with none out, but did not bring the tying run home.

Multi-hit games:  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Kala'i Rosario was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Ortega 2.

Stolen bases:  Alerick Soularie (7); Rosario (2).

Pitching prowess:  Marco Raya struck out four in four innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.  Jaylin Nowlin struck out eight in 5.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and three walks.

Opposition standout:  Morgan McCullough was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs, and three RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 12-18, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

SOUTH BEND CUBS 7, CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 6 IN SOUTH BEND

Trailing 6-3, South Bend scored four in the seventh.  The go-ahead run scored on a Brian Kalmer double.

Multi-hit games:  Luke Keaschall was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Home runs:  Misael Urbina (2).

Multi-RBI games:  Urbina 2; Danny De Andrade 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Ricardo Velez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Jefferson Rojas was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 17-13, tied for third with Beloit, 1.5 games behind Quad Cities and Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 4, DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Dunedin tied it 3-3 in the top of the ninth, but Maddux Houghton doubled home the deciding run in the bottom of the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Rayne Doncon was 2-for-4.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  Angel Del Rosario 2.

Stolen bases:  Brandon Winokur (6); Payton Eeles (1); Doncon (3); Omari Daniel (1).

Pitching prowess:  Ty Langenberg struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Xander Hamilton pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition standout:  Manuel Beltre was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.

Record:  Fort Myers is 12-19, in fifth place, eight games behind Clearwater and Lakeland.

FCL TWINS 6, FCL RED SOX 5 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

A three-run double in the third by Jayson Bass put the Twins up 6-2.  The Red Sox had the tying run on second in the sixth and third in the seventh.

Multi-hit games:  Hendry Chivilli was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk.  Damuery Pena was 2-for-3 with a home run.

Home runs:  Pena (1).

Multi-RBi games:  Bass 3.

Stolen bases:  Bass (1); Yilber Herrera (1).

Pitching prowess:  Liam Rocha struck out four in 3.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and two walks.  Devin Kirby struck out two and walked one in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Opposition standout:  Jesus Garcia pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 3-2, tied for second with the Pirates and Red Sox, one game behind the Rays.

TODAY'S TILTS

9:00  FCL Twins at FCL Red Sox
3:05  Cedar Rapids (C. J. Culpepper, 0-0, 3.65) at South Bend
4:05  St. Paul (David Festa, 0-1, 3.75) at Toledo
5:05  Dunedin at Fort Myers (TBD)
6:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Aaron Rozek, 1-1, 0.53)

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TOLEDO MUD HENS 5, ST. PAUL SAINTS 1 IN TOLEDO

Toledo scored two in the second and three in the third to take a 5-0 lead.

Multi-hit:  Mall Wallner was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Alex Isola was 2-for-4 with a double.

Home runs:  Wallner (5).

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Tony Kemp (2).

Pitching prowess:  Jordan Balazovic struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Scott Blewett pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Diego Castillo pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Brant Hurter struck out nine in five shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk.

Record:  St. Paul is 14-20, in tenth (last) place, 7.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 6, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 2 IN WICHITA

Carson McCusker hit a three-run double in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.

Multi-hit games:  McCusker was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Emmanuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.

Home runs:  Andrew Cossetti (4).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 3.

Stolen bases:  Alerick Soularie (6).

Pitching prowess:  Zebby Matthews struck out nine in 6.2 innings in his AA debut, giving up two unearned runs on three hits.  Jarret Whorff pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.  Jared Solomon pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Juan Mercedes pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks and striking out three.

Record:  Wichita is 12-17, in fourth place, seven games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 8, SOUTH BEND CUBS 1 IN SOUTH BEND (5 INNINGS--RAIN)

Cedar Rapids scored three in the first and led all the way.

Multi-hit games:  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, three runs, and three RBIs.  Keoni Cavaco was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-3.

Home runs:  Cavaco (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes 3; Agustin Ruiz 2.

Stolen bases:  Cespedes (1); Willie Joe Garry, Jr. (4).

Pitching prowess:  Andrew Morris pitched a five-inning complete game, giving up one run on six hits and two walks and striking out four.

Opposition standout:  Yohendrick Pinango was 2-for-2 with a walk.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 17-12, tied for third with Beloit, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 8, FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 3 IN FORT MYERS

Dunedin scored three in the second and led the rest of the way.

Multi-hit games:  Rafael Cruz was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Aaron Holiday struck out three in two innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk.  Ben Ethridge pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Grant Rogers struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.

Record:  Fort Myers is 11-19, in fifth place, nine games behind Lakeland.

FCL ORIOLES 4, FCL TWINS 2 AT TWINS (7 INNINGS)

The Orioles scored all four runs in the second.  The Twins got both of their runs in the ninth but did not get the tying run on base.

Multi-hit games:  Yasser Mercedes was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Mercedes (1); Hendry Chivilli (2).

Pitching prowess:   Miguel Cordero struck out four in three perfect innings.  Wilker Reyes struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Opposition standout:  Eccel Correa pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and striking out three.

Record:  The FCL Twins are 2-2, in fourth place, one game behind the Pirates, Rays, and Red Sox.

TODAY'S TILTS

11:00  FCL Red Sox at FCL Twins
6:05  Dunedin at Fort Myers (Ty Langenberg, 0-3, 5.75)
6:05  Cedar Rapids (Darren Bowen, 2-2, 4.00) at South Bend
6:05  St. Paul (Randy Dobnak, 2-3, 5.28) at Toledo
7:05  Arkansas at Wichita (Marco Raya, 0-0, 3.07)

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Minor Details: Games of May 7

TOLEDO MUD HENS 7, ST. PAUL SAINTS 5 IN TOLEDO

Toledo scored four in the first.  St. Paul never got closer than two runs.

Multi-hit games:  DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.  Patrick Winkel was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Home runs:  Yunior Severino (4), Keirsey, Jr 2 (6).

Multi-RBI games:  Keirsey, Jr. 3.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Michael Boyle pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Andrew Navigato was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two runs.

Record:  St. Paul is 13-19, in tenth (last) place, 7.5 games behind Omaha.

WICHITA WIND SURGE 16, ARKANSAS TRAVELERS 2 IN WICHITA

Leading 2-1, Wichita scored two in the fifth, three in the sixth, four in the seventh, and five in the eighth.

Multi-hit games:  Carson McCusker was 5-for-5 with three home runs, a double, five runs, and six RBIs.  Aaron Sabato was 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBIs.  Kala'i Rosario was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three runs.  Jorel Ortega was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jeferson Morales was 2-for-5 with a home run and two runs.  Tanner Schobel was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Noah Cardenas was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Home runs:  McCusker 3 (4), Morales (2), Sabato (1).

Multi-RBI games:  McCusker 6, Sabato 4, Ortega 2, Schobel 2.

Stolen bases:  Rosario (1).

Pitching prowess:  Travis Adams struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.  John Stankiewicz pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.  Taylor Floyd pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition standout:  Spencer Packard was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Record:  Wichita is 10-17, in fifth (last) place, eight games behind Springfield.

CEDAR RAPIDS KERNELS 16, SOUTH BEND CUBS 6 IN SOUTH BEND

Cedar Rapids scored four in the third to take a 4-3 lead.  It was 10-5 when the Kernels added six in the ninth.

Multi-hit games:  Agustin Ruiz was 3-for-4 with a double, two walks, two runs, and two RBIs.  Rubel Cespedes was 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, three runs, and six RBIs.  Danny De Andrade was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.  Ricardo Olivar was 2-for-4 with two walks and two runs.  Nate Baez was 2-for-5 with three runs.  Willie Joe Garry, Jr. was 2-for-5 with two runs.

Home runs:  Cespedes (5).

Multi-RBI games:  Cespedes 6, De Andrade 3, Ruiz 2, Jay Harry 2.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  A. J. Labas pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.  Juan Mercedes struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Opposition standout:  Yohendrick Pinango was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, and two runs.

Record:  Cedar Rapids is 16-11, in third place, 1.5 games behind Wisconsin.

FORT MYERS MIGHTY MUSSELS 8, DUNEDIN BLUE JAYS 7 IN FORT MYERS

Jose Rodriguez hit a walkoff grand slam.

Multi-hit games:  Poncho Ruiz was 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.

Home runs:  Ruiz 2 (2), Rodriguez (4).

Multi-RBI games:  Rodriguez 4, Ruiz 3.

Stolen bases:  None.

Pitching prowess:  Spencer Bengard pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and striking out five.

Opposition standout:  Eliander Alcalde pitched two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Record:  Fort Myers is 10-18, tied for fourth with Bradenton, 8.5 games behind Clearwater.

FCL TWINS 2, FCL PIRATES 0 AT PIRATES (7 INNINGS)

The Twins scored single runs in the third and fifth.

Multi-hit games:  None.

Home runs:  None.

Multi-RBI games:  None.

Stolen bases:  Dameury Pena (1).

Pitching prowess:  Anthony Narvaez struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks.  Adrian Bohorquez struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a walk.

Opposition standout:  Miguel Sosa was 2-for-3 with a double.

Record:  The Twins are 2-1, tied for second with the Pirates and Red Sox, one game behind the Rays.